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Sep 1, 20212 min read
"I'm not worthy..."
“I’m not worthy…” At breakfast recently, we sisters were discussing how often this apparently-humble phrase twists itself into preventing...
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Aug 11, 20211 min read
How God Spoke to St. Clare
From the Legend of St. Clare (Ch. IV, 2-8) “The Solemnity of the Day of the Palms was at hand when the young girl [Clare] went with a...
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Aug 2, 20218 min read
Why am I a sister?
Peace and good! My name is Sister Clara (born Marta Peixoto) and I am from Portugal; I entered the community when I was 17 years old, now...
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Jun 20, 20212 min read
Young People, Do You Prefer Peace or Anxiety?
In the Gospel of Mark (6:45-52), we read that Jesus “saw the disciples tired of rowing because the wind was against them.” This makes me...
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May 2, 20212 min read
God's Will is a Mystery Revealed
When talking about a vocation or God’s will, sometime we have the tendency to think of it as a mytery in the sense of something that...
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Apr 11, 20212 min read
How a Holy Medal Confirmed My Vocation
I have wanted to be a nun for as long as I can remember… When I was about 12 years old, I began to attend a certain “nun camp” every...
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Mar 1, 20212 min read
You Are Special!
Peace and Good! I would like to recount an episode that has been very important in my life and my vocational journey: the day I...
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Feb 8, 20213 min read
I am a Fruit of a Group of Prayer
Pope Francis says: “Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer. Only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.” That’s actually what...
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Feb 1, 20211 min read
Vocational Poem
Speak, Lord, your servant listens (translated from Portuguese) I hear your voice calling me from afar And my soul longs to surrender But...
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Jan 25, 20211 min read
Woud You be Able to Sign a Blank Page and Let God Write Whatever He Wants?
“To have faith is to sign a blank page and let God write whatever he wants.” (attributed to St. Augustine) This is a profound phrase that...
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